Language: G (0 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
Trey is a 7th grader. He and his sister jump from school to school around the country as their father is a con-artist, swindling Trey's friend's rich fathers into investing into non-existant schemes. When the "marks" catch on, the family disappears like Houdini. Trey has recently become a "full partner" so he feels more responsibility at his job of making friends with rich kids, but his 5th grade sister is jealous and thinks she's a partner too. Might her zeal and excitement ruin the family business?
Gordon Korman writes another winner. Faker is a lot of fun, and seems to be a stand alone (which is rare these days). I loved the characters, especially Mr. Novak, the social studies teacher, and his lessons on ethics. Nice twists, too. No wonder it's always checked out at my library Characters default white.
Lisa Librarian
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